MUSKEGON, MI – Marcy Jean Pravda, former vice president of business operations at Trace Analytical Laboratories Inc., in Muskegon, has pleaded guilty as charged to embezzling more than $20,000 from the business.

According to court records, Pravda pleaded guilty Monday, May 5, to embezzlement by agent of between $20,000 and $50,000, a felony. Muskegon County Circuit Judge Timothy G. Hicks scheduled sentencing for June 9.

Authorities said Pravda, 55, of Whitehall used credit cards, a checking account and other accounts belonging to the company to support a “lucrative lifestyle.”

Pravda was arrested March 4. She was employed at the company for 21 years.

She was charged with stealing money from Trace Analytical between Jan. 1, 2007, and Aug. 23, 2013, when she left the firm.

John
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